Festival organizers hope to provide space for students and budding artists in their own community.
The Buford Highway Arts Festival will showcase artwork from a variety of local students, including Cross Keys High School. This piece by Kimberly Bibiano-Martinez will be on display. (Courtesy of Kimberly Bibiano-Martinez)
When Marco Ferral Hernandez was growing up along Buford Highway, he struggled to find opportunities to foster his love of art. He enjoyed reading and writing poetry, but discovered a love for music when he started sixth grade after hearing his teacher play the Super Mario theme song on the flute.
After years of learning the saxophone and teaching himself guitar, he majored in music composition in college.
Now that he’s graduated and has returned to Atlanta, he’s amazed to see how the artistic community on Buford Highway has grown.
“I wanted to be able to be the person that I wish I could have had when I was younger,” he said on a recent day at Dresden Park in Chamblee.
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The Buford Highway Arts Festival will showcase artwork from a variety of local students, including Cross Keys High School. This piece by Yohanna Morales will be on display. (Courtesy of Yohanna Morales)
What to expect at the Buford Highway Arts Festival
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The Buford Highway Arts Festival will showcase artwork from a variety of local students, including Cross Keys High School. This piece by Sergio Soto-Pineda will be on display. (Courtesy of Sergio Soto-Pineda)
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Creating opportunities for the next generation
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The Buford Highway Arts Festival will showcase artwork from a variety of local students, including Cross Keys High School. This piece by Sergio Soto-Pineda will be on display. (Courtesy of Sergio Soto-Pineda)
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Olivia Wakim is a reporter on the lifestyle team. She joined the AJC as an intern in 2023 after graduating from the University of Georgia with a journalism degree. While in school, she reported for The Red & Black, Grady Newsource and the Marietta Daily Journal.
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